johnbl@tekig5.UUCP (John Blankenagel) (12/20/84)
> In discussing addresses larger than 32 bits, remember that those extra > bits pile up additional memory awfully fast. > To build a computer with 48-bit addresses and to give it 2**48 memory > cells, you would need more cells than there are atoms in the Earth. > Addresses bigger than 48 bits are probably not worthwhile, unless you > need a discontiguous (sparse) address space. Lets see. (2**48)*48=1.35E16. There are 2.15E22 atoms in a gram of silicon. So much for that theory.